Browse Chinese Characters — Learn Chinese Through Stories

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

zhuó

The Chinese character 叕 (zhuó) — an 8-stroke, r

ruò

The Chinese character 叒 (ruò) means 'obedient'

sān

叁 • sān • 'three' — Chinese character with 8

厾 is a Chinese character pronounced dū. It means

qiú

How do you say 'spear' in Chinese? It's 厹 (qiú),

yǎn

The Chinese character 厣 (yǎn) means 'operculum'

jǐn

The Chinese character 厪 (jǐn) means 'hut' — a r

jué

Think: 'JUÉ = JUMP → suddenly drop (faint)! —

fèi

厞 means 'to hide'—a rare, elegant classical char

cuò

厝 (cuò) means 'to lay in place' — essential for

The Chinese character 厗 (tí) — a 9-stroke archa

páng

Discover 厖: the Chinese character for 'huge', pro

zhì

The Chinese character 厔 (zhì) means 'river bent'

Explore the meaning of 厓 (yá): 'old form of 崖

zhǐ

厎 is a Chinese character pronounced zhǐ. It mean

è

4-stroke character 厄 (è) carries the meaning 'di

qīng

Master 卿 (qīng) — the Chinese word for 'high ra

How do you say 'promptly' in Chinese? It's 卽 (jí

The Chinese character 卼 (wù) does not exist in s

The Chinese character 恤 (xù) means compassionate

luǎn

The Chinese character 卵 (luǎn) means 'egg; ovum;

mǎo

卯 (mǎo) means 'mortise'—but in real life, it’s

zhī

What does 卮 mean? Pronounced zhī, this character

áng

The Chinese character 卬 (áng) means 'I'—a rare,

jié

Imagine a tiny seal (like a stamp) on a document